North Korea Ramps Up Cybersecurity

Pyongyang is ramping up its cybersecurity infrastructure against the South, according to a Seoul-based defector organization with contacts within North Korea.

North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity said Monday that Pyongyang issued an order signed by the country’s leader Kim Jong Un to check and improve its defenses against cyber attacks that it claims come from Seoul’s national intelligence agents.

The defector organization said that over 30,000 hacking attempts on North Korean servers were made in March and April. Mr. Kim’s orders included mandatory installation of antivirus software, more cybersecurity research and regular drills, the organization added.